BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
With appointment only visitation not only do we enjoy the
respectful company of serious wine novices and experts but so do they.
We are not about the party, we are about the wine and its journey into your glass.
With fifty years of winemaking experience, we are very close to getting it right.
Join us for a sometimes humorous, sometimes irreverent, always stimulating
organoleptic experience at Westbrook Wine Farm Vineyard and Winery.
Thank you. 559-868-3499

Welcome to Westbrook Wine Farm

Westbrook Wine Farm is a vineyard and winery in the Sierra Nevada Foothills of eastern Madera County, California, near Bass Lake and Yosemite National Park. Our mountain vineyards are planted to field blends of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Gros Verdot and Carmenere. We practice sustainable farming and minimalist winemaking. We make our wine in the traditional Claret style by co-fermenting grapes, rather than by making separate varietal wines and blending them. Our Fait Accompli includes six and our Museum, three of the eight red varieties permitted for use in Bordeaux or Meritage style wines.

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Ray,
There is no question whose wine I was choosing after the Fresno Teachers and Fresno Unified reached a tentative agreement.
Last night, I opened a bottle of your 2010 Fait Accompli with my dinner. After over eighteen months negotiations, I deserved to have something delicious.
Thank you,

Troy

October 2017

It truly was a great visit for us and your ease and welcoming nature once again impressed us. We sincerely appreciate your time and exceptional generosity. While we have some excellent souvenirs, your willing friendship is the memory we value and hold closest.

JP

August 2017

Ray,

I always enjoy your including me in WWF's story. I learn more every day of the fine wines you are releasing as well as learning more about the varietals’ own story....and always told with words so eloquently written. Surely, how you tell your own story resonates with how you make your own wines....composed beautifully, and always tasteful. Now, that the artist (Kerne Erickson) has completed 30 stunningly beautiful illustrations for my book....we're hoping to have a release date of our own... a book launch coming soon.
Best to the both of you with the coming harvest.

Jerry Stroud, Author
Along The California Wine Trail

May 2017

Ray,

What a wonderful treat for you to Invite us in and spend so much time with me and my friends teaching us about wine. Susan and I both agreed that the time with you was one of the best parts of the trip. And there is no comparison with your wine and any other we tried. Susan said that you had a passion for your work like her father did. He was always willing to teach people about jewelry and diamonds and precious stones, why certain cuts were made, how a particular stone was formed.
She loves heart shaped rocks. Before we had visited you I had given her a rock heart. After hearing the beautiful story how you made the fireplace, she said that she felt like she needed to leave a piece of her heart in that special place. So she left the heart-shaped rock on your fireplace.
We will forever remember our time with you and look forward to seeing you again someday.

All the best my friend.
Sheffie

If for nothing else, 2017 will be noted as the year of nearly 45 inches of rainfall and our release of two historic Cal-Ital variety wines. Those who have visited with us know that we are all about the wines. We always personally and, without distraction, converse
with and pour, for each and every guest here at Westbrook Wine Farm Vineyard and Winery. Our primary focus for twenty
years has been crafting complex co-fermented red and white Bordeaux/Meritage style wines. To shake things up a bit, we
have now released two exciting, and delicious red Cal-Ital varieties, Primitivo di gioia and Madera Barbera.
You simply must taste these wines to believe their depth and unique expression. Definitely not for those who practice flavor avoidance.

Carménère leaf, fall 2016

October 08, 2016: "Popped a 2005 Fait Accompli last night. Outstanding. These wines are fabulous. Vibrant, complex, delicious. Not a hint of any loss of vibrancy. These may be ageless! Have two more
of this vintage in the cellar. Well done.
Randy and Anne"

2016, A Year with Rain

October 3, 2016 - A sure sign of an early winter, the bright green acorns and shiny Buckeye nuts have started falling from the native trees at Westbrook Wine Farm. This morning the temperature dipped into the 40s for the first time since last winter. We’ll soon be seeing the riotous fall foliage colors on both Fait Accompli and Museum vines. It’s a magical [...]

Thank you for the link and another great time at your place. Linda and I always enjoy our time with you.

Like I said, a visit with you is like an E ticket ride!.

Troy

Subject: Why I love the Pink (Rosato Romantico) Because it tastes like vanilla and raspberries, with a hint of citrus. And there is a ferris wheel and carousel music in the background.
Thanks for making it.
Victoria.

"So while we're at it. The 2009 Museum Red. I really like the structure of your reds.
They remind me of Bordeaux in the front with some Cal. in the back."

Steven K. Mirassou

It's very rare that you get to sit with the winemaker himself and be educated, with great detail, about every nuance and decision that goes into making their wines. I've never had an experience quite like this before. Ray is witty, patient, and bursting with knowledge when it comes to sharing his passion for winemaking. And the wines...everything we tasted was a delight to the palette. There's something here for everyone, but you have to go there to taste for yourself. You will not only leave here with a memorable experience, like we did, but you'll be leaving with a carload of wine and be telling your friends to visit, just as we did. So thankful we made an appointment! Enjoy!

A truly remarkable experience is awaiting you at Westbrook Wine Farm. Perhaps because we, as grower / winemakers,
personally greet and pour for all of our visitors, all the time. Possibly, it's our stone fireplace and the rustic authenticity of our earth-bermed Foothill Barn style winery. It could even be our earned reputation for wines which will hold their own among the world's best. No doubt, your short trip through our wooded hillsides will help set the mood.

What we think you will find even more remarkable will not only be in front but, also alongside you. Young adults, seasoned citizens, expert and novice alike sharing their views and passion for good wine and good people. People like you, leisurely sharing civilized conversation and their wine experience with us. We are proud to admit that we have never had a guest with whom we would not wish to shake or hold hands. Truly remarkable!

Please call 559-868-3499 or email us at westbrookwine@sti.net to secure your confirmed reservation. We are looking forward to meeting you.